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Timeline Of The Near Future
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1. The Chernobyl exclusion zone becomes habitable.
2018
~2250
2061
2197 September 2
2. Halley's Comet returns to the inner Solar System
2251
2114
2134
2099
3. Transit of Venus.
2100
2247
2170
2125 December 8
4. Sedna overtakes Eris as the farthest known spheroid orbiting the Sun.
2017
2185
2114
2221
5. The 17th Pan-American Games to be held in Toronto. Spacecrafts New Horizons and Dawn to arrive at the dwarf planets Pluto and Ceres - respectively. Alignment of Earth - Venus and Jupiter. Rugby World Cup held in England and Wales. 2015 Cricket World
2015
2185
2074
2148
6. First expected manned mission to Mars by NASA.
2082
2036
2017
2025
7. Venus occults Spica.The previous occultation of Spica by Venus was on November 10 - 1783. December 24 - The Moon will occult Neptune.
2038
2025
2197 September 2
2174
8. Triple conjunction Mars
2251
2187
2125 December 8
2028
9. Sedna overtakes Eris as the farthest known spheroid orbiting the Sun.
2016
2114
2197 September 2
2209
10. 'First Plutonian anniversary' of the dwarf planet's discovery - given that Pluto's orbit is just under 248 Earth years.
2028
2015
2177
2182
11. 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup to be held in Russia.
2197 September 2
2038
2028
2017
12. 2016 Summer Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro.
2016
2015
2067
2065
13. Solar eclipse of 7 min 29 s (very close to the theoretical maximum) - saros 139 - 'crowing' this serie. This is predicted to be the longest eclipse during the current 10000 year period - from 4000 BC to AD 6000 (eclipse predictions by Fred Espenak -
2160
July 16 - 2186
2125 December 8
2082
14. The 17th Pan-American Games to be held in Toronto. Spacecrafts New Horizons and Dawn to arrive at the dwarf planets Pluto and Ceres - respectively. Alignment of Earth - Venus and Jupiter. Rugby World Cup held in England and Wales. 2015 Cricket World
2015
2223
2099
2036
15. Beginning of the 16th century according to the Islamic calendar.
July 16 - 2186
2221
2123 June 9
2077
16. The One country - two systems model between China and Hong Kong will terminate in this year.
2047
2174
2177
2117
17. Cosmic Call 1 will reach its destination - the star Gliese 777.
2255
2174
2100
2051
18. FIFA World Cup to be held in Qatar.
2117
2028
2067
2022
19. Solar eclipse of 7 min 26 s - saros 139.
2168 July 5
2061
2018
2114
20. Triple conjunction Mars
2107
2082
2170
2065
21. Halley's Comet returns to the inner Solar System
2134
2281 - 2282
2114
2016
22. Transit of Mercury and an occultation of Jupiter by Venus.
2065
2185
2240
2023
23. At 15-28 UTC - on September 14 - Venus will eclipse Jupiter.
2174
2123
2036
2185
24. With an estimated probability of 0.07% - Apollo asteroid 1999 RQ36 could hit the Earth.
2082
2017
2013
2182
25. Transit of Venus on June 11.
2247
2074
2223
2187
26. Year 2038 problem - similar to the Year 2000 problem may occur on this date.
~2250
2029
2038
2017
27. March 17
2053
2023
2160
2255
28. 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup to be held in Russia.
2125 December 8
2017
2036
2117
29. Winter Olympics held in Sochi - Russia. 2014 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil. Expected time of completion for the World Trade Center site. The fifth report of the UN'sInternational Panel on Climate Change to be given.
2187
2160
2014
2221
30. Triple conjunction Mars
2123
2082
2013
2123 June 9
31. Solar eclipse of 7 min 29 s (very close to the theoretical maximum) - saros 139 - 'crowing' this serie. This is predicted to be the longest eclipse during the current 10000 year period - from 4000 BC to AD 6000 (eclipse predictions by Fred Espenak -
2174
2113
2123 June 9
July 16 - 2186
32. Copyright on the earliest Mickey Mouse cartoons expires.
2049
2279
2023
2113
33. 99942 Apophis has a 1 in 250000 chance of hitting Earth on April 19.
2036
2100
2049
2017
34. Long-duration lunar eclipse of approximately 106.1 minutes.
2017
2123
2123 June 9
2113
35. Triple conjunction of Mars and Saturn.
2065
2032
2221
2148
36. The Green Wall of China is expected to be completed.
2074
2197 September 2
2123 June 9
2209
37. Triple conjunction Mars
2076
2057
2187
2107
38. On March 14 (which will be February 29 in the Julian calendar) - the difference between the Julian calendar and the Gregorian calendar reaches 14 days. Since 14 is divisible by 7 - this will be the first time in history since its inception that the G
2100
2020
2015
2061
39. Copyright on the earliest Mickey Mouse cartoons expires.
2148
2170
2023
2028
40. 2018 FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia. 2018 Winter Olympics to be held in Pyeongchang - South Korea.
2018
2017
2221
2067
41. The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (comprising Saudi Arabia - Oman - United Arab Emirates - Bahrain - Kuwait and Qatar) hope to establish monetary union in this year. FIFA Confederations Cup to be held in Brazil. 34th America's C
2185
2243 On August 12 at 04
2013
2123 June 9
42. Triple conjunction Mars
2023
2148
July 16 - 2186
2018
43. The planetoid 90377 Sedna reaches perihelion.
2209
2076
2134
2253
44. Solar eclipse of 7 min 26 s - saros 139.
2168 July 5
2036
2018
2076
45. With an estimated probability of 0.07% - Apollo asteroid 1999 RQ36 could hit the Earth.
2182
2032
2017
~2250
46. Transit of Mercury.
2123 June 9
2032
2281 - 2282
2076
47. Triple conjunction Mars
2182
2038
2107
2185
48. 2018 FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia. 2018 Winter Olympics to be held in Pyeongchang - South Korea.
2240
2048
2018
2187
49. The One country - two systems model between China and Hong Kong will terminate in this year.
2019
2047
2036
2067
50. Construction of Sagrada Familia to be completed.
2061
2113
2126
2028